''Basidiodendron'' is a
genus
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of
fungi
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in the
order
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...
Auriculariales
The Auriculariales are an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. Species within the order were formerly referred to the " heterobasidiomycetes" or "jelly fungi", since many have gelatinous basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that produce spores on ...
.
Basidiocarps
In fungi, a basidiocarp, basidiome, or basidioma () is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete, the multicellular structure on which the spore-producing hymenium is borne. Basidiocarps are characteristic of the hymenomycetes; rusts and smuts do no ...
(fruit bodies) are
corticioid
The corticioid fungi are a group of fungi in the Basidiomycota typically having effused, smooth basidiocarps (fruit bodies) that are formed on the undersides of dead tree trunks or branches. They are sometimes colloquially called crust fungi or pa ...
, thin, effused and are typically found on fallen wood. The genus is widespread in both temperate and tropical regions and contains over 30 species.
Taxonomy
The genus was introduced for a single species by Brazilian
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...
Johannes Rick
Johannes (João Evangelista) Rick (19 January 1869 – 1946) was an Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycology, mycologist considered the "father of Brazilian mycology". He was the first to systematically document the fungal biodiversity, particul ...
in 1938, but its modern interpretation was established by Canadian mycologist E. Robena Luck-Allen in 1963. She placed a number of species previously referred to ''
Bourdotia'' into ''Basidiodendron'' based microscopically on their septate
basidia
A basidium (: basidia) is a microscopic spore-producing structure found on the hymenophore of reproductive bodies of basidiomycete fungi. The presence of basidia is one of the main characteristic features of the group. These bodies are also ...
, the presence of
gloeocystidia, and the production of basidia on distinctive "involucrate" stalks.
Molecular
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research, based on
cladistic
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analysis of
DNA sequences
A nucleic acid sequence is a succession of bases within the nucleotides forming alleles within a DNA (using GACT) or RNA (GACU) molecule. This succession is denoted by a series of a set of five different letters that indicate the order of the ...
, has substantially supported Luck-Allen's circumscription of ''Basidiodendron'', though the less typical, larger-spored species remain as yet unsequenced.
Species
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Basidiodendron alni''
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Basidiodendron caesiocinereum''
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Basidiodendron caucasicum''
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Basidiodendron cinerellum''
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Basidiodendron cinereum''
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Basidiodendron cremeum''
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Basidiodendron deminutum''
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Basidiodendron excentrispora''
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Basidiodendron eyrei''
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Basidiodendron farinaceum''
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Basidiodendron fulvum''
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Basidiodendron glaucum''
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Basidiodendron globisporum''
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Basidiodendron grandinioides''
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Basidiodendron groningae''
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Basidiodendron inconspicuum''
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Basidiodendron iniquum''
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Basidiodendron luteogriseum''
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Basidiodendron mexicanum''
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Basidiodendron microsporum''
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Basidiodendron minutisporum''
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Basidiodendron nikau''
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Basidiodendron olivaceum''
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Basidiodendron parile''
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Basidiodendron pelinum''
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Basidiodendron pini''
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Basidiodendron radians''
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Basidiodendron remotum''
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Basidiodendron rimosum''
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Basidiodendron robenae''
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Basidiodendron salebrosum''
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Basidiodendron spiculosum''
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Basidiodendron spinosum''
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Basidiodendron trachysporum''
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Basidiodendron walleynii''
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Basidiodendron widdringtoniae''
References
External links
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Auriculariales
Agaricomycetes genera
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